Himani Shivpuri has been playing varied characters and we have all grown up watching her in films and on TV. While her looks haven바카라t changed over the years and she still looks the same, she reveals that the work definitely has changed. With the advent of OTT and the Covid-19 pandemic, the way of working also has changed in the film and television industry.
Currently a part of the popular show on &TV 바카라Happu Ki Ultan Paltan바카라, Himani Shivpuri has been winning audiences' hearts as Katori Amma. Talking to Prateek Sur, she opens up about the difficulties and problems being faced in today바카라s times by senior artists. Also, she talks about how with age, the work decreases and with that, the respect as well. Excerpts:
People always feel that it바카라s easy for character artists to get work. Even after being a senior actor, do you still have to go through auditions to get a role?
Yes, unfortunately, we have to go through it. Now it has become a process. It actually started in Hollywood but it바카라s very different there. Hollywood is very professional, where even for the lead character, the top star in Hollywood has to audition. This does not happen in India. Here you have this process of auditioning, and they ask you for your price and then they check and get back. Sometimes it바카라s very funny, but if that바카라s how everyone has to get work, then one has to go through it.
Is there enough work for senior actors?
Unfortunately, especially in our industry, as you grow older, the work decreases. It바카라s surprising, along with work, the respect 바카라 I am talking in general and not about myself. Fortunately for me by god바카라s grace and the love of my audience, I have been working. I바카라m not saying that I am working 365 days a year, but constantly I바카라m working, apart from the Covid-19 patch. In every actor바카라s life comes a time when you are sitting at home and of course, insecurities come in but I have been fortunate that I have been continuously working. But talking generally, work does reduce and even the way people look at you. I used to do a series initially, and there used to be a senior actor who used to command the highest price but in our case, it바카라s the opposite. It바카라s the younger ones (who바카라re charging more). They start with very less money, but when the serial becomes a hit then they are charging a bomb and we are the same as we were doing earlier. So that is the condition, the stage that we work in.
Being a character artist, is it difficult to have a steady income so as to raise a family?
Talking from personal experience, I am the soul breadwinner in my family and a single working woman, I, fortunately, did not face that problem. I managed to survive, give my child a good education and I바카라m living a good life. I am thankful for that. But yes, some actors do find it very difficult to survive.
Has OTT changed the game for senior actors? Is there any difference from before?
The biggest difference is people are now constantly watching OTT. In our profession, you need to be vivid in the forefront all the time. OTT is the place because with Covid-19 people were not going out much, although they did (laughs). I am thankful people used to watch our serial 바카라Happu Ki Ultan Paltan바카라 because they said this is what kept them happy in the dark times. But most people had access to these OTT platforms and had stopped watching regular series. So, OTT is a happening place for actors, technicians, and directors and it바카라s thrown a whole set of new directors, actors, etc. It바카라s a fantastic time.
You바카라ve been working in TV for quite many years. Do you find TV stressful considering you바카라ve to shoot at a stretch for 18-20 hours also at times?
Yes, I find especially the daily soaps very stressful because of the shoot. I do not do 18-20 hours at a stretch. Even working for 8 hours, more stressful is the travel time and anywhere in Bombay, it바카라s 1-2 hours. So travel time you spend 4-5 hours and then 8 hours working is stressful.
What next can we see you in?
I have done an interesting film 바카라Dukan바카라 where I have a nice, interesting cameo in it. Another film I have done is 바카라Bimmi And Baba바카라 where I have an interesting role. It바카라s a very beautiful film. Both the films are very beautiful and unusual, so I am very excited about that.
